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Nonsphericity Index and Size Ratio Identify Morphologic Differences between Growing and Stable Aneurysms in a Longitudinal Study of 93 Cases

A. Chien, M. Xu, H. Yokota, F. Scalzo, E. Morimoto and N. Salamon
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2018, 39 (3) 500-506; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5531
A. Chien
aFrom the Departments of Radiological Science (A.C., M.X., H.Y., E.M., N.S.)
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M. Xu
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H. Yokota
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F. Scalzo
bNeurology (F.S.), David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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A. Chien, M. Xu, H. Yokota, F. Scalzo, E. Morimoto, N. Salamon
Nonsphericity Index and Size Ratio Identify Morphologic Differences between Growing and Stable Aneurysms in a Longitudinal Study of 93 Cases
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2018, 39 (3) 500-506; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5531
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